A two-vehicle crash on Sunday, May 3, 2026, near Highway 50 and Prairie City Road in Folsom left three people hurt, including a 5-year-old girl. One vehicle overturned. Another caught fire and started a small grass fire along the highway, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and the California Highway Patrol.
Telemundo Sacramento reported that the crash was called in Sunday morning. The CHP later said the roadway was cleared and reopened as of 2:05 p.m., according to ABC10.
What happened
The CHP said the crash involved a gray Lexus and a white Subaru, ABC10 reported.
According to the CHP, the Subaru went off the right shoulder, into trees south of the roadway, and caught fire. The flames spread into nearby plants and started a small grass fire along the highway. Fire crews quickly put out both fires and kept them from spreading, the fire district said.
Fire officials said the Lexus rolled onto its roof and trapped a person inside. Firefighters freed that person and took them to a hospital. The Sacramento Bee, citing Sacramento Metro Fire Capt. Mark Nunez, also reported that crews found one vehicle on its roof and had to remove a person who was then taken to a hospital. FOX40, citing Metro Fire, said firefighters took a 66-year-old man out of the overturned vehicle.
One account differed on which vehicle rolled over. KCRA, citing officials, said the Subaru flipped and caught fire. Most other reports said the Lexus, or the vehicle that did not catch fire, was the one found on its roof.
Who was hurt
News reports agreed that three people were involved and that a 5-year-old girl was among those hurt. They did not agree on how serious the injuries were.
Sacramento Metro Fire said two people in the second vehicle, identified in later reports as the Subaru, were taken to a hospital. One was in critical or serious condition, and one had moderate injuries, according to ABC10, the Sacramento Bee, and Telemundo Sacramento. ABC10 reported that the CHP said at least two people were taken to UC Davis Medical Center.
Later Sunday, CBS Sacramento reported that the CHP said the 66-year-old driver suffered a broken sternum and minor cuts, and that the 5-year-old had minor back pain. FOX40, in an earlier update that also cited the CHP and Metro Fire, said the girl was injured but expected to be okay, and that the parent who was with her in the Subaru was not hurt.
Those later descriptions do not line up with the fire district’s report that two people from the Subaru were hospitalized, including one in critical condition. Outlets did not clearly say which of the Subaru’s occupants was described as badly hurt. No names were released in the coverage reviewed for this article.
What officials said about the cause
Sunday’s reports also conflicted on what led to the crash.
ABC10 and KCRA reported that authorities said the Lexus was driving recklessly, or was reported to have been driving recklessly, before it hit the Subaru.
FOX40 and CBS Sacramento, both citing the CHP, reported that a 66-year-old driver may have had a medical emergency before the crash. FOX40 said the CHP reported that the man clipped the back of the Subaru, which was occupied by a parent and the 5-year-old girl.
A later public report from the CHP that settled those accounts was not found in the coverage reviewed for this article.
Metro Fire reminded drivers to slow down and always wear a seat belt.
After a serious crash in California
The notes below are general information about California law. They are not legal advice about this crash, and they do not decide who, if anyone, was at fault.
According to Child & Jackson, many claims involve at least one negligent driver. Some crashes involve more than one responsible party.
In California, a lawsuit for personal injury caused by someone else’s wrongful act or neglect generally must be filed within two years. That deadline is set out in Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.
If the injured person is a child, that two-year period generally does not run while the child is still a minor. Code of Civil Procedure section 352 pauses the deadline during childhood for many private claims. That pause does not apply to claims against a public agency or a public employee that require a government claim.